Weather and nature enthusiast on Bodmin Moor
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Textbook example of the “Brown Willy effect” this afternoon. Torrential storm has been sitting over the area for well over an hour now, I’d imagine there’s some flooding & treacherous conditions on the A30 over Bodmin Moor. @Official_WXUK @Petagna
Temps are rivalling, and in some cases exceeding (e.g. Plymouth) the late June temps across Cornwall & Devon. Approaching all time highs for several of these stations for the 3rd time this year. Truly remarkable. @Official_WXUK
Best thunderstorms for many years last night! Torrential downpours, strong winds and prolific lightning. It looked incredible as the storm cleared, with the glow of sunset and backdrop of Bodmin Moor. @Official_WXUK @MetJam_ @Met4CastUK
Sudden increase to gale force winds as what appears to be a shelf cloud moves overhead on the edge of the severe thunderstorm, could hardly open my car door moments later @Official_WXUK @Met4CastUK @Petagna
35 degrees forecasted on Wednesday at work. Not even in July 2022 did I see this on the MO app, this is absolute insanity for Cornwall. and only 1 degree away from the county’s all time record. An extreme heat warning needs to be seriously considered. @Official_WXUK @Petagna
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This is insane. 32c modelled for east & mid Cornwall rivals both July and August 2022. Absolutely unbelievable that an all time high could be set in May. Cardinham is 31.6c I believe on August 11th 2022.
For the first time this year I ventured down to west Cornwall for a walk along the Helford River. Amazing how scarred the landscape is down here now several months on from Storm Goretti. @Official_WXUK
The *potential* for 30c temps in Cornwall is quite extraordinary. If my memory serves me right, it was only in July 2022 during an extreme event that several stations in Cornwall recorded for the first time EVER. To see this in May is surely unprecedented? @Official_WXUK @Petagna
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Radar vs reality: whilst it has been snowing for the last hour in east Cornwall, the intensity has been very low due to dry air at the surface. The radar suggests otherwise, if only! #uksnow
Flooding of gardens and sadly some property along the River Lyhner in Cornwall. One prepared household had a pump on the go! Not a record level, but definitely significant. Safe to say river, stream and vast majority of roads experienced some kind of flooding this morning.
There’s some discussion that #Chandra didn’t deserve a name. Despite not being a “traditional” windstorm, it was obvious severe flooding was likely, and the public needed heightened awareness of the potential. Naming & amber warning combination achieved this very effectively.
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Storm Ingrid is battering Looe this evening with big waves and a fair old storm surge. Luckily it isn’t a spring tide, would have been far worse. @Official_WXUK @Petagna
After missing out last night thanks to very localised fog (even the village in the bottom right of this pic had clear sky), tonight we managed an incredible Aurora display tonight. Colour just about visible to the naked eye, much more vivid with faint pillars on camera.
@Official_WXUK Not to continue the storm spam, but these images from Tresco Abbey Gardens on Scilly are incredible. Trees not just uprooted but ripped to shreds. Looks like proper hurricane damage. Those winds surely had to have been over 100mph.
The PWS in my village (Minions) recorded its highest winds on record last night. 77mph, and this is in a sheltered garden. I estimate gusts were around or just over 80mph at peak in exposed parts of the village. @Official_WXUK @Met4CastUK @MetJam_ @TheSnowDreamer
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It’s hard to fathom the scale of last nights damage. Buildings badly damaged, thousands of trees down, entire sections of forests blown down, cables sparking, transformers exploding, 72,000 power outages at peak. Goretti will rank amongst the worst Cornwall has ever seen.
Winds still incredibly strong, changed over to wet snow. Blizzard conditions. @TheSnowDreamer @Met4CastUK @MetJam_ @Official_WXUK
Winds have arrived in east Cornwall. It’s insane, I’ve never heard anything like this. I would imagine it’s gusting over 80mph. Cars on the driveway wobbling. @Official_WXUK @Petagna @TheSnowDreamer @MetJam_ @Met4CastUK
